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C. Wright Mills was an influential American sociologist in the mid-20th century who developed influential critiques of power, bureaucracy, and social inequality in modern society. His work matters because he shaped how sociologists and the public think about who holds power in America and how institutions affect ordinary people's lives.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Mills
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Waco
- Place of death
- Nyack
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Columbia University
- Employer
- University of Maryland
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- The Power Elite
- Field of work
- sociology
- Official website
- www.cwrightmills.org
- Image
- C. Wright Mills.jpg
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- Commons category
- Charles Wright Mills
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1916-08-28
- date of death
- 1962-03-20
- manner of death
- natural causes
- personal library at
- Harry Ransom Center
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- different from
- Charles Mills
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